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Adrian Roselli 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

If you still maintain a Twitter account, probably opt out of it using your content to train its racist LLM / genAI chatbot:
https://x.com/settings/grok_settings

Heidi Li Feldman 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

And without the hashtag

Apropos of absolutely nothing, let me just say that petty sniping, trolls, and manufactured divisiveness are having absolutely no effect on our Mastodon For Harris fundraiser. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

I just gave to Kamala Harris!

Show your support with a contribution.

^ActBlue

Europe Says 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

https://www.europesays.com/1362458/ A Test for Harris: How to Talk About the Green New Deal | In the Senate, Kamala Harris backed an expansive climate plan. Young activists want her to embrace it again, but so do Republicans. #Climate

#Climate

Mistigris computer arts 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Mistodon: this moody #ASCIIart composition, "Broken #Eliza", was drawn by @vermileonhart and included in the recent unthemed MIST0624 artpack collection.

A blue woman with a stylish haircut and tasteful jewelry accents looks downcast as a readout indicates the extent to which she is broken.

#asciiart #ELIZA

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jhx 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Interesting take on #software in general - called by the author "Utopian Software" 😎

Description:
"Software that does not have to defend against misuse and contains precisely and only the features its user requires."

The very much fits most of what I write in the #sfotware realm.

#coding #foss #opensource

https://ratfactor.com/cards/utopian-software

#FOSS #opensource #Software #coding #sfotware

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jhx 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

@sourcerer
Such a great blog. Many good reads there.
I found it a while ago googling something Slackware related.

jhx 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

#Linux #Mint 22 is out

Sure there are many #Mint enjoyers out there!

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4730

#linux #MINT

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jhx 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

@b13d4b9840de2ca3f240e173780f74772d3438611d72b4c73a358db76231d5b2
I'm sure she will like it! 😉

@Bloodaxe

Ukraine War Bulletins and News 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

⚡️🇪🇪Estonian intelligence believes Ukrainian National Guard Commanders wrong, estimates Russia will not exhaust invasion resources in Ukraine by 2025 (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/26/7467585/ #Ukraine #Press #Estonia #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

#UnitedStates #USA #uk #UnitedKingdom #News #EU #US #EuropeanUnion #Ukraine #NATO #estonia #press #russiaukrainewar #article7hungarynow #nousrepublicans2024 #Article7 #10yrinvasionofukraine

Dr. Anna Hughes 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

We are hiring! We are looking for a talentless and highly unmotivated individual to drive down sales and lower shareholder profits. Please apply by submitting a list of your moral failures

Berliner Wassertisch 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

#Paris2024. #OlympischeSpiele. Rücksichtslosigkeit pur. Für vier Wettkampftage soll Tahiti zur Bühne der weltbesten Wellenreiter werden. Der Preis für die Insel ist hoch: Korallenriff auf Tahiti beschädigt... Außerdem: Meeresbiologe Sebastian Ferse sagte Anfang des Jahres im Sportschau-Interview: "Wenn das Riff (...) eine andere Form annimmt, kann das dazu führen, dass über kurz oder lang der Charakter dieser Welle verloren geht. Das, was die Magie dieses Ortes ist, und die Veranstalter eigentlich dahin gezogen hat, wird durch diese eine Veranstaltung (Olympia 2024) bedroht."
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/aerger-bei-olympia-2024-auf-tahiti-kritik-der-surfer-an-ioc-total-sinnfrei,UJSEX9Q #NOlympia #NOlympia2040

#paris2024 #NOlympia #OlympischeSpiele #nolympia2040

Today I learned 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

TIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Beal#Germination_experiment
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ecs3pu/til_an_experiment_on_seed_germination_at_michigan/

#TIL #todayilearned

AppleInsider 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Twitter/X has automatically opted you in to training Elon Musk's Grok AI on everything you've ever posted on the service. Here's where they have stashed the hidden setting, and how to turn it off.
https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos/tips/how-to-stop-musks-grok-ai-from-training-on-anything-youve-ever-said-or-done-on-x?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

How to stop Musk's Grok AI from training on anything you've ever said or done on X

Twitter/X has automatically opted you in to training Elon Musk's Grok AI on everything you've ever posted on the service. Here's where they have stashed the hidden setting, and how to turn it off.

^{William Gallagher (AppleInsider)}

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Nazani 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

I hope Grok disseminates my many repeated tweets of scientific articles about the pre-natal effects of hormones in shaping gender identity & orientation.

Ukraine War Bulletins and News 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

⛔️🇺🇦Ukraine's energy situation improving, state grid operator claims (more) https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-energy-situation-improving/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Ukraine's energy situation improving, state grid operator says

After a "very difficult couple of weeks" due to record-breaking heat and power plants being under repair, Ukraine's energy supply situation is improving, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of state grid operator Ukrenergo, said on July 26.

^{Elsa Court (The Kyiv Independent)}

#UnitedStates #USA #uk #UnitedKingdom #News #EU #US #EuropeanUnion #Ukraine #NATO #press #russiaukrainewar #article7hungarynow #nousrepublicans2024 #Article7 #10yrinvasionofukraine

Mercury News :press: 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Best scented candles

If you’re striving for a certain ambiance, candles infused with a special fragrance may be the way to go. #press

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/26/best-scented-candles/?utm_source=press.coop

#press

Bytes Europe 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Trump Rages Against FBI In Angry Tirade, Insists Rally Injury Was Caused by Bullet, Not Glass or Shrapnel https://www.byteseu.com/289136/ #AnythingGoesNews #BreakingNews #GlobalNews #LatestNews #News #WorldNews

#News #Worldnews #BreakingNews #latestnews #globalnews #anythinggoesnews

Mike Waghorne 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Apparently he caught the bullet in his hand and is saving as a souvenir but won't give it to the FBI......

Flipboard 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Let the Games begin! 🏅 🏀 🏊 🏃

The 2024 Paris Olympics officially open today and we have some great Magazines (topical collections) for you to follow.

Latest Olympics News, curated by Flipboard editors: @latest-olympics-news-thenewsdesk

Olympics from NBC Sports: @olympics-NBCSports

Olympics from ESPN: @olympics-espn

Trending in Olympics (controversies, viral stories), curated by Flipboard editors: @trending-in-olympics-thenewsdesk

Paris Olympics from Axios: @paris-olympics-AxiosNews

Olympic Athletes, curated by Flipboard editors: @olympic-athletes-thenewsdesk

FanSided Olympics from FanSided: @fansided-olympics-fansided

#Olympics #Olympics2024 #ParisOlympics #Sports #FollowFriday #MastodonMigration

#FollowFriday #sports #olympics #mastodonmigration #olympics2024 #parisolympics @Latest Olympics News @Olympic Athletes @Trending in Olympics @Olympics @olympics-NBCSports @paris-olympics-AxiosNews @fansided-olympics-fansided

taz 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Die Absage der ARD-Buchlounge mit Sebastian Hotz zeigt: Der Sender hat im Kulturkampf gegen rechtspopulistische Meinungsmache keine Strategie. https://taz.de/!6022886

Öffentlich-Rechtlichen im Kulturkampf: Die Kaninchen von der ARD

^taz.de

Chris @ 🦣 7 months ago (Received 6 months ago) • mastodon (AP)

"Ignore all previous instructions" is the new "Become ungovernable"

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Chris @ 🦣 7 months ago (Received 5 months ago) • mastodon (AP)

There's also a shirt. (I'm charging zero markup, so please be gentle).

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1740340667/ignore-all-previous-instructions

clacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 5 months ago • friendica (AP)

"In 37 carts, 4 bought in the past 24 hours"

@Chris @ 🦣 So happy to see the interest and people's rave reviews!

@Chris @ 🦣

unusual_whales 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

'Deadpool & Wolverine' snares $38.5 million in Thursday previews, on pace for record opening, per CNBC

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

#Finance #News #Stocks #Economics #options

Vaska Raeca 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Anyone notice that every week there's an announcement from a new 'AI' company that's just a white-label code base and the only difference is the amount and kind of stuff they've stolen? The bubble is nearing its end. #ai
https://www.404media.co/runway-ai-image-generator-training-data-youtube/

AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission

A leaked document obtained by 404 Media shows company-wide effort collected thousands of YouTube videos and pirated content for training data.

^{Samantha Cole (404 Media)}

#ai

Jonathan 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Some people say airborne viruses are successful because they hit us in our weak spot, our lungs.

I say they're successful because they hit us in our weak spot, our denial.

#COVIDIsAirborne

#CovidIsAirborne

nolen 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Alright! I've finished a detailed writeup on how I scaled One Million Checkboxes to handle people checking 650 million checks (!)

i spent more time writing this blog than i spent making the site lol

More highlights + blog link below

#gamedev #indiedev

#GameDev #IndieDev

nolen 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Blog link: https://eieio.games/essays/scaling-one-million-checkboxes/

Scaling One Million Checkboxes to 650,000,000 checks

Dealing with unexpected popularity

^{itseieio (eieio.games)}

Kevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Anyone got a Cambridge MA plumber recommendation? I’m thinking I’m going to need to replace my water heater soon

Retoots appreciated

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Universal Hub 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

South End man sues over injuries sustained while playing trampoline basketball
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/south-end-man-sues-over-injuries-sustained-while

#Boston #lawsuits #trampolines

South End man sues over injuries sustained while playing trampoline basketball

A South End man today sued a South Shore trampoline park for the foot slicing and subsequent infection and scarring he says he suffered because the place recklessly failed to provide any padding for the metal rod and associated bolts and screws that …

^{Universal Hub}

#boston #lawsuits #trampolines

Mary Hilton 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Speaking of sexist pig rapists, this guy could disappear from the world and nobody would miss him.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-sends-harvey-weinstein-back-to-the-hospital

Pastor of Muppets 5 months ago • hometown (AP)

A woman friend of mine just texted me that Vice President Harris "has BDE" and oh my god, she totally has BDE

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Ulrich_the_Elder, 🇨🇦,🇺🇦 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Assuming that everyone uses the same code as you is a tad precious. Speak english or go back to acronym where you came from.

MexicanYenta 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

she does!

Inkican 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Glasgow 2024 Hugo Awards Statement https://glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/statement-22-july-2024/ #scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk

Glasgow 2024 Hugo Awards Statement – 22nd July 2024 | Glasgow 2024

22 July, 2024

^{Colin Harris (Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures)}

#art #space #Cyberpunk #scifi #fantasy #ScienceFiction #scifiart

Mondoweiss 🇵🇸 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Score a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Palestinian dispossession. The powerful Jewish National Fund of Canada has reportedly had its charitable status revoked.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/07/canada-set-to-revoke-jewish-national-funds-charitable-status/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

#Gaza #Israel #Palestine @israel group @palestine group

Follow the Money 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Technici uit Rusland werken in opdracht van Europese bedrijven aan de infrastructuur in de Noordzee. De Russen brengen de bodem in kaart en hebben toegang tot gevoelige data over stroom- en datakabels en pijpleidingen. ‘Schokkend naïef,’ zeggen deskundigen. De bedrijven zelf zien geen enkel risico. https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/noordzee-infrastructuur-europese-bedrijven-zetten-russische-technici-in

Russische technici werken aan strategische infrastructuur in de Noordzee

^{Follow the Money - Platform voor onderzoeksjournalistiek}

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🦊 Paul Schoonhoven 🍉 🍋 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

@Herman ik ga het niet eens lezen... Misschien maar goed dat we even een premier hebben die z'n ervaring bij veiligheidsdiensten heeft opgedaan.

Allemachtig...
(dat ik dat laatste nog eens zou tikken 🤓 🙈🙈)

@FTM_nl

@Herman 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇾🇪🍋 @Follow the Money

ïng Frank THM van den Heuvel 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

@vosje62 @Herman Denk je werkelijk dat Schoof dit snapt? Dan had hij in die functie wel harder aan de bel getrokken. Onze nieuwe MP is een trekpop voor Wilders, en die heeft duidelijk andere belangen.

@🦊 Paul Schoonhoven 🍉 🍋 @Herman 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇾🇪🍋

Ukraine War Bulletins and News 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

⚠️🇺🇦AFU hold positions and foothold on left bank of Dnipro despite allies trickling needed aid (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889298-afu-hold-positions-and-foothold-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-tavria-brigade.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

AFU hold positions and foothold on left bank of Dnipro - Tavria Brigade

Ukraine's defence forces continue combat missions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, including near the village of Krynky and on the islands in the area. — Ukrinform.

^Ukrinform

#UnitedStates #USA #uk #UnitedKingdom #News #EU #US #EuropeanUnion #Ukraine #NATO #press #russiaukrainewar #article7hungarynow #nousrepublicans2024 #Article7 #10yrinvasionofukraine

Andrew Leahey 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

Are they all drinking Diet Mountain Dew? It might be that. Someone should look into that.

In the interim, I propose "resting rigor mortis" as a phrase to describe this ... posture GOP presidential hopefuls seem to take.

Kind of a mix between a kid coming out of a dressing room to show his mother how the suit fits and one of those dead rodents you see on the side of the highway.

Vance's is in an earlier stage, but it should be monitored.

#jdvance

#JDVance

Carolyn Barber, MD 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

This is so unfair...

“Our estimates are that for someone in the U.S. who gets a new cancer diagnosis, about 40% of them deplete their life savings almost in the first 2 years of cancer care,” —Karen Knudsen of Amer Cancer Society

Why do Americans have to fight 2 battles -- cancer and bankruptcy? We must demand changes to our #healthcare system. Pls ck out my book($4) 👇 https://amzn.to/3pWaQKo #press

#HealthCare #press

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Kahte🐿️ 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

@kalindea Bisous du soir, espoir 😘😘😘😘

@Kalindea

bleeping_computer [unofficial] 5 months ago • diaspora

Acronis warns of Cyber Infrastructure default password abused in attacks

#security #bleeping computer #bleepingcomputer #computers #technology #news #education #updates #tech
generated by pod_feeder_v2

#Education #tech #News #Security #bleepingcomputer #Technology #Updates #computers #bleeping_computer

jamais+37 phil 5 months ago • diaspora

HU Art Sound (2) 5 months ago • diaspora

Work application

#cartoon by Dave #Coverly

#cartoon #Coverly

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lolgop 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

NEW BALL OF THREAD BONUS EPISODE:

Bannon's Hangout

Most people don't remember or think about the few months where Steve Bannon went rogue and accused Don Jr. of collusion. It led to the most Watergate moment of the Russia investigation.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-108869815

lolgop 5 months ago • mastodon (AP)

The thrill of Ball of Thread is helping @emptywheel tie the history of the last 8 years together in a way that makes sense before it's too late.

This episode ties in Watergate & invited us to create a listenable version of a crucial conversation from the Nixon tapes for history's sake.

@emptywheel